A parent is not permitted permanently to remove a child from this jurisdiction without the consent of the other parent with parental responsibility or an order of the court.
It is often the case that one parent wants to make such a move against the wishes of the other. In such situations we will advise how to obtain the consent to relocate or, if that consent is not forthcoming an order of the court.
Our specialist team of family lawyers has substantial experience in these difficult cases, known as “leave to remove” applications. Compromises can often prove impossible, because of geographical or other considerations: whereas parents can “split the difference” to resolve a dispute about the duration of contact visits where everybody lives locally, there is no middle ground where a parent seeks to relocate with a child, for example, to the Far East.
For more information about relocation overseas or advice from our family law solicitors, please contact Jane Keir on + 44 (0)20 7814 1200 or email jkeir@kingsleynapley.co.uk.
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